Several fake Apple Stores in China have been shuttered as they did not possess the requisite local business licences they needed to trade.
Existence of the phoney retail shops emerged last week amid suggestions that some were so convincing that even staff thought they were employed by Apple.
The ensuing media storm around the …

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Oh no!

lol

This is the Chinese authorities pretending not to know about the stores. To be fair though, I'm prepared to believe that the relevant authorities didn't know what the stores were up to. Paris because, hell, I don't know, Monday?

shove your title up your......

oops

Bribe is not detrimental to economy

I would pay bribes any day rather than deal with catering to vested interests of an Old boys network.

End of the day bribe is not that dissimilar to taxes, licenses or other "cost of doing business". It is not nice, but it does not fundamentally distort the economy especially in a society where _EVERYONE_ is doing it.